" Man " is a song by the American rock band, The Killers. Written and produced by band members and produced jointly by Stuart Price, was released as the first single from their third studio album Day & amp; Age (2008).
"Man" has received positive feedback from music critics, praising composition, musical influences, and production. It became the third song by the band to enter the top 5 UK Singles Chart. It was their first top ten hit in Holland (peaked at number 2). The song was released on a 7-inch worldwide image disk on various dates in November, with a B-side titled "Punching Punch".
Video Human (The Killers song)
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In an interview with the Smoking Rolling Stone Magazine Section, Brandon Flowers described "Man" as "Johnny Cash meets Pet Shop Boys". Flowers claimed that the song was made with Stuart Price during their work with him on the album Powder Motion , and has changed very little since then. He claimed not to put it on Sawdust as "it's too good".
The front cover for this single is portrait of band guitarist Dave Keuning, and is one of four portraits drawn by Paul Normansell for the album.
The initial digital release of the song was missing the hi-hat section at the beginning of the song.
Maps Human (The Killers song)
Reception
The song received positive reviews from contemporary critics. The Observer interview stated that the song "is a cross between the New Order and Bruce Springsteen - which should please fans of 'Mr. Brightside'." Chris Williams of Billboard gave a positive review, echoing The Observer's description of "combining melodies like the Boss for New Order's new injection." He also praised the song for "stretching an alternative rock soundscape, which is increasingly difficult to distinguish between mainstream rocks.With an amazing song, heartwarming, soul-destroying, the Killers may have altered the history of music, or perhaps human history itself. favors like postmodernism, 19th-century Hungarian ethics, and fallen petals are so beautifully presented. "Music Radar praised the song in their review of Day & amp; Age , says "A soft guitar riff, gradually, clicky open this beautiful nod to the soft side of the new 80's." Caryn Ganz with Rolling Stone gave the song three and a half stars, calling it "delicious." "Man" was voted Best Song of 2008 by readers of Rolling Stone .
In 2010, voting by listeners to the British radio station, XFM, surveyed the song at # 97 in their poll of 1,000 Songs of All Time. In December 2009 was selected as the 25th Best Song of the Decade by the English radio station listener Absolute Radio. In October 2011, NME placed it at number 144 on the "150 Best Songs in the Last 15 Years" list.
Lyrics
There is confusion and debate about the phrase "Are we human, or are we dancers?" in the chorus of a song because of its grammar. The debate rages on the Internet about whether the lyrics say "dancers", "dancers" or "more dense", a misunderstanding that elicits conflicting interpretations of the meaning of the song. On the band's official website, the biography section states that Flowers is singing "Are we humans, or are we dancers?" and also said that the lyrics are inspired by the disparaging comments made by Hunter S. Thompson, which states that America "raises the generation of dancers". From interview:
Flowers are annoyed that people do not seem to get the lyrics, and that fans are not happy with the song's dance beats. "It's supposed to be a dance song, it goes with a choir," he said. "If you can not put it together, you're an idiot, I just do not understand why there is confusion about it."
By 2014, it was voted "the weirdest lyrics of all time" by the Blinkbox survey.
Performance chart
In the US "Man" debuted at number 13 on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, and peaked at number 6. It was the sixth top ten band hit on the chart. The song debuted and peaked at number 32 on Billboard Hot 100 on the week's chart of October 18, 2008, giving Killers their top third in the order of 40 hits there. It reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and in 2012, BBC Radio 1 announced that it was the 39th most-downloaded song of all time in the country.
On the Canadian Hot 100, the song debuted at number nine. It debuted at number 34 on the New Zealand RIANZ chart, and came in at number four on the Top 20 Norway before reaching number one. "Humans" reached the top ten in the Irish Singel Ladder and in Sweden. The song debuted at number 48 on Australian Aria Charts and peaked at number 28.
Music video
The music video for "Humans" was released in mid-October 2008 and directed by Danny Drysdale. It features bands performing songs at Goblin Valley State Park, Utah. Portraits of the bands taken for the album by Paul Normansell are featured in the video, as when band members hold portraits in front of their faces. Various animals are also displayed throughout the video, such as white tiger, eagle, and cougar. It has been noted to have great similarities with the Pink Floyd's live concert film at Pompeii, as the band plays songs in the desert landscape among the various amplifiers and other stage equipment and mostly on many camera angles. The video ended with the band watching the sun setting in the desert, which turned into an album cover, also drawn by Paul Normansell.
In popular culture
Media
The song is used for Spanish television station Telecinco for "advertising" of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. The motto is "Una final no se juega; una final se gana" (Final is not played; final is won).
On November 25, 2008, the song was available as downloadable content for the game Guitar Hero World Tour.
Version
- DJ Armin van Buuren and Ferry Corsten produce remixes.
- the English duo Go West closed the song in November 2015 on the compilation album 80's Re: Covered . The same album also includes remixes.
- Actress Minnie Driver released the cover on her album Ask Me to Dance .
Track list
Diagram
Chart of procession and succession
Certification
Awards
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics
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